Basket-ball goal



Aug, 11, 1925. 1,549,660

P. E. G. ERlcsoN BASKET BALL GOAL Filed June 4, 1925 fluor/Mago mit Vw Patented Aug. 11, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIP E. G. ERICSON, F ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ST. CHARLES NET AND HAMMOCK COMPANY, OF ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

BASKET-BALL GOAL.

Application filed .Tune 4, 1925.

To all whom may Concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP E. Gr. EnrCsoN, a citizen of the United States, residino' at St. Charles, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Basket-Ball Goals; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention aims to provide an exceptionally simple and inexpensive, yet a very desirable goal for basket ball, the construcr tion being such that the device may be folded into flat form, so that it will occupy very little space, permitting a number of the devices to be compactly stored in a stock-room or the like, and also permitting easy packing for shipment, the construction being particularly advantageous for parcel post shipment.

IVith the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject mattei' hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure l is a side elevation.

Figure Q is a top plan view.

Figure 8 is a side elevation showing the device folded into flat form. i

In the drawing above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates a horizontal ring formed by curving a single metal strip, the ends of this strip being extended horizontally outward from the ring, in diverging relation, to provide a pair of supporting arms 2 whose outer extremities are laterally bent to form attaching cars 3. At their inner ends, the arms 2 are provided with parallel portions 4, and one end of a twisted metal bra-ce 5 is received between these portions. A single bolt, rivet or other fastener Serial No. 34,974.

G passes through the portions l and through the brace 5, so that said portions and the ring l are held against spreading, and the brace 5 is pivote'd to the arms. The outer end of this brace is bent to provide an attaching ear 7.

The ears 3 and 7 may be secured to an ap- 50 propriate support 8, by screws or the like 9, and the ring l will then be rigidly support ed in operative position, said ring of course being provided with the usual net 10.

IIhen a number of the devices are to be stored compactly before they. are mounted for use, or when packing for shipment, the braces 5 may be swung into the rings l, as shown in F ig. 3, so that a flat, Compact form is imparted to each device, with Obvious advantages.

Excellent results have been obtained from the details disclosed, and they are therefore preferably followed. However, within the scope of the invention as claimed, slight modifications may, of course, be made.

I claim :l

A basket ball goal comprising a single strip of metal curved to form a ring, said strip having its ends directed outwardly in diverging relation from said ring to form a pair of supporting arms whose outer ends are laterally bent to provide attaching ears, said arms having parallel portions adjacent the ring, a brace having an attaching ear at one end and having its other end disposed between said parallel portions of said arms, and a single fastener passing through said parallel portions of said brace to secure the arms and ring against spreading and to PHILIP E. G. ERICSON. 

